Test Bank For Managing Information Technology Projects International edition 6th Edition Kathy Schwalbe

Test Bank For Managing Information Technology Projects International edition 6th Edition Kathy Schwalbe

Chapter 3: The Project Management Process Groups: A Case Study

TRUE/FALSE

1. Decisions and actions taken in one knowledge area at a certain time rarely affect other knowledge areas.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 78

2. Initiating processes take place during each phase of a project.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 79

3. Initiating processes are not required to end a project.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 79

4. The level of activity and length of each process group varies for every project.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 79-80

5. Initiating and closing tasks are usually the longest and require the most amount of resources and time.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 80

6. Research suggests that companies working to implement best practices should spend less than 10 percent of project time in initiating and planning.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 81

7. The executing process group generally requires the most resources.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 82

8. Monitoring and controlling processes overlap all of the other project management process groups.

ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 82

9. Key outcomes of the executing process group are formal acceptance of the work and the creation of closing documents.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 82

10. The majority of organizations develop their own internal information technology project management methodologies.

ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: 85